. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. having taken a vowto that effect; and most of themrefrain from shaving or fromcutting the hair. All, or nearlyall, wear a tall cap of felt orcloth, shaped like a sugar-loaf,and ornamented by inscriptionsof texts from the Koran. Mostof them carry a carved alms-holder, which is generally composed of ahuge nut elaborately carved, and suspended by brass or silver chainsfrom the w
. The world's inhabitants; or, Mankind, animals, and plants; being a popular account of the races and nations of mankind, past and present, and the animals and plants inhabiting the great continents and principal islands. having taken a vowto that effect; and most of themrefrain from shaving or fromcutting the hair. All, or nearlyall, wear a tall cap of felt orcloth, shaped like a sugar-loaf,and ornamented by inscriptionsof texts from the Koran. Mostof them carry a carved alms-holder, which is generally composed of ahuge nut elaborately carved, and suspended by brass or silver chainsfrom the waistband. A striking ajDpearance is attained at all hazards ;often the clothing being merely a pair of short drawers, an antelope,panther, or tiger skin being slung across the shoulder, and an axe orhuge club, often armed with spikes, being almost invariably a dervish meets a horseman or any one of condition, he offershim in the poUtest manner a flower, or even a leaf or blade of grass;as a rule it is accepted and a trifle given. At other times the dervishwill simply stretch out his hand or his alms-holder, and favour the passer-by with a steady stare, the word hue (my right) being suddenly NESTOEIAN WOMAN OF HAKIARI. I 446 THE INHABITANTS OF ASIA. ejaculated.—(Wills.) Many are drunkards, confirmed opium-eaters, d-bauchers of women, and they are nothing but a plague, AVlietlier Persia is likely to rise in the scale of nations while inde-pendent, is doubtful. The present Shall is desirous of introducing many Future of European improvements, but finds his people do not readily Persia, respond. The fact is. Oriental ideas of courtesy and ceremon}^, of idleness and rights of rank, cannot easily be made to give way. It is to be feared that Persia will oppose no very effective obstacle to the march of Russia to the Indian Ocean. The Persian language, as indeed all tbe cognate Iranian familj-, is distinguished from the Sanscrit group by the great development
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